February 2, 2012

January 31, 2012

Welcome to the South Carolina Bar's E-Blast!February 2, 2012E-Blast highlights upcoming activities, legal information and links to the Bar's website at www.scbar.org. The South Carolina Bar is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.

Chief Justice Toal to deliver State of the Judiciary address
Chief Justice Jean H. Toal will deliver her State of the Judiciary address on Feb. 8 at noon. Her speech will be broadcast live on the Internet and will be archived for later viewing. The live broadcast can be accessed from the S.C. Legislature website. A link to the archived version will be posted on the Judicial Department's website following the address.

On the website!
Members now have the ability to display a link to their firm website at www.scbar.org! To add your website, simply log in at www.scbar.org, click “Update My Profile” and add your firm’s website in the appropriate field. The website link will be displayed in the online member directory, which is available to both members and the public.ABA TECHSHOW 2012
Make plans to attend ABA TECHSHOW 2012 March 29-31 at the Hilton Chicago! Register by Feb. 17 to take advantage of early-bird pricing, and Bar members can receive an even deeper discount by selecting the Event Promoter pricing and providing EP code 1225. Register online or by completing the Event Promoter Registration Form. Find out what’s hot in legal technology this year, including tablets, social media, cloud computing and more. For more information, contact Courtney Kennaday at pmap@scbar.org.

Legislative report
Don't forget to check out tomorrow's Weekly Legislative Report! Updates will be posted every Friday throughout the legislative session.

Advance Sheet updateFebruary 1, 2012
In this action resulting from a divorce case, the S.C. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' denial of attorney's fees to the wife and reinstated the amount awarded by the family court. The Court found that the family court properly considered the husband's beneficial results in determining the amount of the award as directed by the Court of Appeals.Chisholm v. Chisholm, No. 27092, is available online.
Justice Pleicones dissented in a separate opinion. Justice Hearn did not participate.

Firm announcementsW. Mullins McLeod Jr. announces the opening of McLeod Law Group, LLC and that Julie L. Moore has joined the firm as an associate located at 134 Meeting St., Ste. 160, Charleston 29401. (843) 277-6655. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC announces that Michael P. Morris has been elected shareholder in the Columbia office located at 220 Executive Center Dr., 29210, (803) 771-7900, and J. Geoffrey Osborn Jr. has been elected shareholder in the Greenville office located at 401 N. Main St., Ste. 100, 29601, (803) 744-1918.